Counter-Strike News
October 10, 2025
Infamous Counter-Strike 2 matchfixer unbanned after informant reduction
Previously banned for matchfixing, Russian player Erkhan “gokushima” Bagynanov recently had his sentence reduced following his assistance with other matchfixing cases. The 25-year-old had impressed during his time with FORZE after…
October 10, 2025
BIG CS2 Take Big Risk on Controversially Benched AWPer to Save Team
Results have been hard to come by for BIG Clan’s Counter-Strike 2 team in 2025, but they may have found a way to turn that around in the form of…
October 10, 2025
Fnatic Bench CYPHER After Cryptic Post Following Rumors He Was Being Dropped
Fnatic’s Counter-Strike 2 team may have secured their qualification to the StarLadder Budapest Major with a trophy win at Fragadelphia Blocktober, but that hasn’t prevented them from making a big…
October 9, 2025
FaZe rain Could Achieve Miracle Sendoff at ESL Pro League CS2 Playoffs
With their win over Aurora in the 2-2 bracket at ESL Pro League Season 22, FaZe Clan now has the opportunity to pull off one more miracle with Havard “rain”…
October 8, 2025
MartinezSa Apologizes for “Racist” Comment Towards The MongolZ
Gentle Mates AWPer Antonio “MartinezSa” Martinez has made a public apology for an offensive comment made during a match against The MongolZ, condemning racism in all its forms. In Stage 2…
October 8, 2025
ESL Pro League Underdogs Luck Finally Runs Out as FaZe and NAVI Dominate
Big wins for underdog teams have been the biggest stories so far at ESL Pro League Season 22. However, those stories have finally come to an end as the big…
October 7, 2025
tN1R Dunks on G2 to Secure ESL Pro League CS2 Playoff Spot for Team Spirit
At ESL Pro League (EPL) Season 22 Stage 2, Team Spirit is powering up with every match. At the heart of their success is immense firepower, thanks to superstar Danil…
October 6, 2025
Fnatic Attend Small US CS2 LAN to Secure StarLadder Budapest Major Invite
The fight to qualify for the StarLadder Budapest Major is over, as the VRS standings for each region have been finalized. The cutoff date for Budapest Major VRS invites was October…
October 3, 2025
ESL Suspends Impact Women’s League Over ‘Unsustainable’ Economic Model
After launching the product in 2022, ESL have announced that their women’s Counter-Strike 2 league ESL Impact will be suspended after the culmination of its eighth season. Online play for…
October 3, 2025
YEKINDAR Performs Heroics to Save FURIA from ESL Pro League Embarrassment
With ESL Pro League (EPL) Stage 2 qualification on the line, Latvian Counter-Strike 2 rifler Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaļinskis stepped up to the plate to save his FURIA team when they…